{"id":72301,"date":"2026-02-12T03:24:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=72301"},"modified":"2026-02-12T03:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:24:53","slug":"massachusetts-removes-lgbt-ideology-requirements-for-foster-care-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/massachusetts-removes-lgbt-ideology-requirements-for-foster-care-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts schafft LGBT-Ideologie-Anforderungen f\u00fcr Pflegeeltern ab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>null \/ Credit: New Africa\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 \/ 12:54 pm (CNA). Massachusetts will no longer require prospective foster parents to affirm gender ideology in order to qualify for fostering children, with the move coming after a federal lawsuit from a religious liberty group.&nbsp;Alliance Defending Freedom said Dec. 17 that the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families \u201cwill no longer exclude Christian and other religious families from foster care\u201d because of their \u201ccommonly held beliefs that boys are\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>null \/ Credit: New Africa\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 \/ 12:54 pm (CNA). Massachusetts will no longer require prospective foster parents to affirm gender ideology in order to qualify for fostering children, with the move coming after a federal lawsuit from a religious liberty group.&nbsp;Alliance Defending Freedom said Dec. 17 that the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families \u201cwill no longer exclude Christian and other religious families from foster care\u201d because of their \u201ccommonly held beliefs that boys are\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":65196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-72301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69312,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/trump-signs-executive-order-prioritizing-faith-based-participation-in-foster-care-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":72301,"position":0},"title":"Trump signs executive order prioritizing faith-based participation in foster care","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Februar 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"President Donald Trump signs an executive order related to foster care and foster parents on Nov. 13, 2025. \/ Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom CNA Staff, Nov 15, 2025 \/ 10:00 am (CNA). 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